- Carmen likes olives, so I put olives on it. I don't think most children like olives - it's the Spanish influence in her!
- My New Year's resolution is to visit my family in Spain more. I have lived in NYC for nearly 10 years, and have only been back to Spain twice during this period. I miss my parents, brother and nephew in Mallorca. When I go home, they stuff me with good food, wine and lots of love . . . Who wouldn't want to go there more often?
- It was the best party. I had, like, 35 or 40 of my family members come from Spain, which equals a really good party.
- I had to repeat it to my family three times: Baldddwinnn. And the third time they said Oh, we already know who it is! Why didn't you pronounce it right the first time?
- [Response to question of "What are her favorite Spanish-language songs that she sings to baby?"] Cielito Lindo, which means "little beautiful sky"; A La Nanita Nana (Let's Sing a Little Lullaby); and she really likes Ave Maria. ... I walked down the aisle to Ave Maria.
- I love to go see my family back in Spain, and I also love going to L.A. to see [my stepdaughter] Ireland. Going anywhere with family is amazing.
- With two blonde haired, blue eyed children, people at the park always ask me if I am a nanny. They hear me speaking to my children in Spanish and I have been offered so many jobs because everyone wants to teach their children a foreign language these days.
- [Explaining her use of a flamenco fan, Spanish mantilla and readings in Spanish during her wedding ceremony.] I liked that I brought in a bit of my culture.
- [on her role as a contributing writer to the debut issue of Glam Belleza Latina] I'm so proud to have contributed to this magazine, which is really a love letter to Latina beauty. There are Latinas of every color and culture all over the planet, and they will all find themselves in this magazine.
- [asked by makeup artist and businesswoman Bobbi Brown "I found out you're NOT from Brazil."] I'm NOT from Brazil... No, my family lives in Spain and I have moved to New York when I was 19 years old.
- [Demonstrating how to make gazpacho.] In this country, I never order gazpacho from the menu.There's no extra spice. It's not something that's in the palate of Spain, we don't use these spicier sauces.
- [At a UN panel being asked "You're actually half Spanish and half-American" where she discussed plant-based diets.] And so in Spain, we eat a lot of dairy. There is a lot of meat. There is a bit of a shift, but, yes, it is more typical of the diet (in Spain) than it is in this country.
- And I've always been a Zara fan. It's, you know, it is a Spanish brand, and so I've known about it since, for very, very, very long time before I was in this country. And I've always been obsessed with it.
- [Responding to Tweet Alec Baldwin shared of a song by French musicians Gipsy Kings for "all yoga teachers from Spain"] This is everything a Spanish yoga teacher could ever want! Gracias corazon.
- When I was growing up, my family would call 'La Ratita Presumida,' the vain little mouse. There is this character in Spain that's a little mouse. People were like, 'Oh Hilaria is always changing her clothes and always doing this and always doing that.' I was very girlie in some ways.
- [Answering an Instagram follower's statement of her unborn child, 'Imagine if little baby is dark Latino!'] that's what we say every time and they all come out blonde and blue eyed.
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